The Mediation Role of Family Hardiness Regarding Family’s Communication Pattern in line with Family’s wellbeing and Problem Solving

According to resilience model of stress, adjustment and adaptation, there are four main domains in life in which stress enters; therefore, keeping balance and harmony in these fields is essential for adaptation. Wellbeing is one of these fields. Although many researches have investigated the effective variables on individual wellbeing, the findings of the current research show that some variables at the family level can influence individual wellbeing. Communication pattern of the family along with problem solving and family hardiness are variables which are investigated as effective factors on family members’ wellbeing. Thus, the purpose of the study is to investigate the question: is family hardiness has a mediation role regarding communication pattern in line with family’s wellbeing and problem solving?

This is a correlation method. The statistical sample included B.A students of Tehran’s public universities. 389 students were selected by multi-stage random sampling and evaluated in term of family’s communication pattern in line with family’s wellbeing and problem solving. Data were analyzed by correlation coefficient and hierarchical regression analysis.

Results showed that family’s hardiness has a mediation role in relationship between family’s communication pattern in line with problem solving and family’s wellbeing.

Thus supportive communication pattern which is the positive and effective pattern of the family regarding problem solving is one of the features of the hardiness of the family which finally increase the experienced wellbeing level of the family members.